Henry Morgan

Pirates and Buccaneers

During the time when The Stuart kings and queens ruled Britain many European countries sent explorers to new parts of the world to claim new lands for their own countries. Many times there were arguments between countries such as Britain and Spain because each claimed that they owned the same island or the same part of a new country. As a result there were many fights and the new lands were not safe places to be at times. To reach these new lands meant long and dangerous sea journeys. Pirates and buccaneers were common and life at sea was very hazardous. Some of these pirates were even encouraged by their own countries to attack ships and towns of their enemies.

One of these pirates was a man called Henry Morgan and he was born and grew up less than 20 miles from our school!

He was actually born in a place called Llanrumney, which is now part of Cardiff, in the year .

Use your atlas and the map of the United Kingdom on the right to find, and mark, Llanrumney (Cardiff).

Jamaica

For many years Henry Morgan sailed the seas between Britain and the West Indies attacking and robbing many ships. Pirates were cruel and many people died as a result of his actions. This did not stop the king of the United Kingdom from making Henry the Governor of Jamaica in .

Fill in the missing words below:

Henry Morgan was born in ______________ near Cardiff in _______. He spent much of his life at sea as a ____________ or ____________ attacking and robbing other ships. Many people _______ as a result of his actions because he was a _________ man.

He spent a good deal of time in the islands known as the ________ _________.

Although he was cruel he was regarded as a hero by many British people. In ______ the ______ of the United Kingdom made Henry the Governor of __________.

He finally died of liver damage, caused by drinking too much alcohol, in ______.